# NTSB FTW75DPG04: Aero Comdr 600S2C, N3379, Almyra, AR, July 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1974
- Place: Almyra, AR · ALMYRA, AR
- Location: 34.4057° N, 91.4108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Almyra, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4057&lon=-91.4108&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173366
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DPG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1964  74/7/15  NR.ALMYRA,ARK         AERO COMDR 600S2C   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2074
        TIME - 0830                    N3379               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEMAN AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ALMYRA,ARK                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  250                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT RUT ON RNWY,STRK DTCH THAT PRLLD RNWY.EXCSSV WEAR ON R BRAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3379 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 600S2C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Freeman Airstrip

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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